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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
515 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS MARCH 18, 2013 TORNADO NEAR CHRISTIANA IN
RUTHERFORD COUNTY...

A BRIEF WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
SHORTLY AFTER NOON ON MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013...AND MOVED FROM A POINT
ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF EXIT 89 ON INTERSTATE 24 TO ABOUT ONE HALF MILE
EAST OF EXIT 89. PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS...AND THE TORNADO CAUSED
MINOR DAMAGE TO SHEDS AND OUT BUILDINGS...AND BLEW DOWN ABOUT 100 TREES.

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.4 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/ :   100 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             03/18/2013
START TIME:             1212 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         APPROX. 2 MILES WEST OF EXIT 89 ON INTERSTATE 24
START LAT/LON:          35.4275/-86.1975

END DATE:               03/18/2013
END TIME:               1218 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           APPROX. ONE HALF MILE EAST OF EXIT 89 ON INTERSTATE 24
END LAT/LON:            35.4355/-86.1733

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES
TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

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